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Diagnosing and performing interventional procedures on tissue in vivo

  • US 20010047135A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2001
  • Published: 11/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1996
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter, comprising:

  • an elongated catheter shaft;

    an optical fiber, extending through the catheter shaft, for transmitting light to tissue located at a distal end of the catheter shaft;

    an optical fiber, extending through the catheter shaft, for conveying light back from the tissue for analysis by a spectroscopic diagnosis system to determine whether an interventional procedure should be performed on the tissue; and

    an interventional device located at the distal end of the catheter shaft for engaging tissue diagnosed by the spectroscopic diagnosis system in order to perform the interventional procedure on the tissue.

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